While all these things were happening and the plague continued to afflict the world, ordinary folk continued to try to conduct themselves in a becoming fashion. Even among these commoners, however, just as among the mighty of the world the temptations of the Devil were everywhere to be seen. Did not the Holy Caesarius, bishop of Arles, instruct us that where we are moved by an impious thought or an angry word, there shall the Prince of Crime find an entry into our hearts? I think he did but anyway, be that as it may, in the county of Chester, which is in the Kingdom of the Angles, Saxons, Britons, Picts, and Scots, there is a small vicus, which is called Handsforth. Now, a meeting of the curiales, or councillors as they are vulgarly called, of this place had been called. The meeting had been asked for by two or three of the curiales to discuss some matter or other, for there had been many a complaint lodged against the curia, concerning all sorts of misdemeanours, the likes of which had not been seen since that time when Bishops Salonius and Sagittarius were put in charge of organising the pan-Gallic episcopal jeux-sans-frontières tournament. I will say no more on that subject, lest you think that I am yet vexed about not playing the joker, as they call it, when learned men said I should. A wise woman was sent to preside over this meeting for it was felt that, through the sins of vainglory and anger, a great commotion might arise. Yet, such are the easily-thwarted plans of men, this came to pass anyway for when the wise woman, who was a weaver, proclaimed that the council was to begin, a certain man declared that he wished for some reason to be known as clericus, whereupon the woman cried that if that were the case she might as well be called Hastae Bretanniae. I have no idea what that meant, though I believe it was some sort of joke for they have a strange sense of humour in those parts. Alas, this only drove the man to yet greater ire and he proclaimed ‘auctoritatem in hoc loco nullo modo habes o textrix!’ Or perhaps this was in fact a wrathful demon within him that spoke in such a way. However the woman was in no way turned from the path of righteousness and the man was consigned to a sort of atrium. Now, the Devil will seek another gate where one is barred against him and a second man, raised his voice in wrath and shouted with a great cry that he should be in charge and not the woman, for he was vice-chairman. With a wrathful and loud voice, he shouted ‘ordines lege! Lege et intellege!’ He too, though was cast forth into the atrium. Then the meeting proceeded but with many a grumble. The weaving woman was praised for her wisdom throughout the land, but let that be enough of the vanity, wrath and levity that beset the councils of men.

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